RYAN KENT is the author of the poetry collections Poems For Dead People, This Is Why I Am Insane, Hit Me When I'm Pretty, Tomorrow Ruined Today (with Brett Lloyd), Some Of Us Love You (with Brett Lloyd), and Everything Is On Fire: Selected Poems 2014-2021. He released the album Dying Comes With Age (Rare Bird) on vinyl in 2022 featuring contributions from a wish list of heavy metal luminaries including D. Randall Blythe (Lamb of God) and Jimmy Bower (Down / Eyehategod). Ryan fronted the metal band, Gritter, from 2008-2018 and has been a correspondent and staff writer for RVA Magazine since 2005. He has a Bachelor's Degree in English from Virginia Commonwealth University and spends his money on RJ Reynolds in a Philip Morris town.